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Freeport vs Needham vs Yarmouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freeport has the most affordable homes ($508k median).
Needham has the highest household income ($214k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Freeport | Needham | Yarmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802Lowest |
32,459Highest |
9,053 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Highest 25% above U.S. |
43.1±1.6Lowest 11% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
| Freeport and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.5%±2.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
24.7%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Needham and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Freeport and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
81.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
66.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.1%±5.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Yarmouth and Needham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19kLowest 33% above U.S. |
$214,308±$13kHighest 165% above U.S. |
$110,216±$14k 37% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76kLowest 53% above U.S. |
$1,188,500±$43kHighest 257% above U.S. |
$639,700±$57k 92% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,409±$183Highest 70% above U.S. |
$1,693±$191 20% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042Lowest 62% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$7,120 128% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.9%±8.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±14.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Freeport and Needham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
32.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.7%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #4 of 133 in ME | #19 of 282 in MA | #5 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | — | Yarmouth Schools |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | — | Yarmouth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 11.2Lowest |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.